Transportation management systems - Articles - Page 9

When Implementing Global TMS, the World Isn't So Small, After All

February 11, 2014

Moving a box from A to B is much the same in any country, but paperwork, processes, terminology and regulations vary greatly, presenting a barrier to global TMS rollouts. Elie Hiller of Transwide discusses ways to meet this challenge.

Notes From the Oracle Value Chain Summit

February 10, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Some random themes and thoughts to emerge from Oracle Corp.'s Value Chain Summit in San Jose, Calif. last week:

Strategies for 'Intelligent' Supply-Chain Execution

February 3, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Fab Brasca, vice president of global logistics with JDA Software Group, demonstrates how companies can get the best out of their warehouse and transportation systems. He also discusses the concept of "intelligent' transportation planning.

Papa John's and Manhattan Associates Discuss Benefits of Transportation Modeling

January 23, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Executives from supply chain partners Manhattan Associates and Papa John's Pizza discuss how they use modeling and optimization tools to safely test changes in Papa John's transportation policies, leading to continuous service improvements at the lowest possible cost.

An Update on Home Depot's Supply Chain Transformation Project

January 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The Home Depot's ongoing supply chain transformation last year included the opening of 20 new distribution centers, improved inventory turns and lower costs, all achieved while supporting double-digit growth. Charles Armstrong, vice president of supply chain distribution, highlights these accomplishments.

Laying the Foundation for 3PL Relationships

January 10, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Before attempting to enter a long-term relationship with a 3PL, shippers first need to be clear internally about the goals and objectives they hope to achieve and about cultural guard rails that might thwart necessary information sharing, says Sean Coakley, senior vice president at Kenco Logistics Group.

Collaborative Freight Optimization: What You Need to Know

January 9, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Today's shippers are done talking about collaborative freight solutions and are ready to allocate resources to design and implement programs that can scale, says Ben Cubitt, senior vice president for consulting and engineering of Transplace. He describes the role that 3PLs can play in such projects.

BlueGrace Logistics Issues New Version of TMS Application

December 3, 2013

BlueGrace Logistics

BlueGrace Logistics is rolling out version 3.0 of BlueShip, its transportation-management system.

Accellos Acquires Software Provider for Home Goods Retailer

November 27, 2013

Accellos Inc.

Accellos Inc. has acquired PROFITsystems, a provider of hosted software for small and medium-sized home-goods retailers.

Three Trends Transforming Retail: Big Data, Direct-to-Store and Omnichannels

November 13, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Andrew Roszko, senior vice president of sales at Descartes, explains how three interrelated trends - big data, direct-to-store shipping and omnichannels - are transforming retail.